Anu Riila works as a Senior Planning Officer at the Helsinki City Executive Office, division of Economic Development, Immigration and Employment Services. She has been the chair of the Eurocities Working Group Migration & Integration since 2014 and an active member of the group for 10 years. The Group is active in engaging in dialogue with EU-institutions, information sharing and publishing, policy and project planning, networking and mentoring. Before joining the City of Helsinki, Riila worked as a team leader at UNHCR and EUMM in the Balkan region. She has a post-graduate degree in political science from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.